intimidate
/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/verb4 syllables
Intimidate means: make timid or fearful.
Synonyms for intimidate10
also used for intimidate
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What does intimidate mean?2
verb
1
make timid or fearful“Her boss intimidates her”
2
to compel or deter by or as if by threats
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Intimidate in a sentence
- Rodrigo's online bullies sought to isolate and intimidate him on the website.Amastan
- Don't let other pets bother or intimidate your tortoise.Amastan
- Sami brought all of his friends to try to intimidate Farid.OsoHombre
- They tried to intimidate Muslim students on the campus.Amastan
- It's no use trying to intimidate me.CK
- I think they're trying to intimidate us.CM
- Some guy was trying to intimidate me.CK
- Don't even try to intimidate me.Amastan
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Forms of intimidate
as a verb
- past tense
- intimidated
- present participle
- intimidating
- third-person singular
- intimidates
- past participle
- intimidated